You must complete the following:
(Include the number of the question)
1. Name of the genetic disease
albinism
2. Symptoms of disease
pink or reddish eyes, light skin, missing melanin(colors our skin,eyes, and hair)
3. When is the disease usually detected... at birth or later in life?
birth
4. Frequency of carriers of this disease in the population
1/17000 people get it
5. Frequency of disease in the population
1/17000 have albinism
6. Mode of inheritance. Is disease dominant, recessive, sex-linked or due to non-disjunction?
recessive inheritance
7. Is disease autosomal ( on the first 22 pairs of chromosomes), or is it on the X-linked or sex chromosomes?
its on the first 22 chromosomes. its on chromosome 11.
8. What chromosome number has been determined to carry this gene?
chromosome 11
9. What treatment, if any, is used for this disease? How does the treatment affect the disease?
Albinism is a lifelong condition. Although there is no way to treat poor or absent pigment production or correct early poor development of central vision, proper eye evaluations and management can be useful.
10. What is the prognosis or outlook for your baby's recovery?
you can not recover from albinism. its with you for your whole life.
11. What future techniques might be used to correct or eliminate your baby's disease?
you can not get ride of this type of disease.
12. Discuss in detail what difficulties, if any, a parent would encounter in raising a child with this disease.
You cant prevent this from happening. It can be a pain, you have to keep your child in shade a lot because he/she wil burn easy from the sun. or you have to keep putting sun screen on your child.
13. Include diagrams of your child or factors related to your disease.
(Include the number of the question)
1. Name of the genetic disease
albinism
2. Symptoms of disease
pink or reddish eyes, light skin, missing melanin(colors our skin,eyes, and hair)
3. When is the disease usually detected... at birth or later in life?
birth
4. Frequency of carriers of this disease in the population
1/17000 people get it
5. Frequency of disease in the population
1/17000 have albinism
6. Mode of inheritance. Is disease dominant, recessive, sex-linked or due to non-disjunction?
recessive inheritance
7. Is disease autosomal ( on the first 22 pairs of chromosomes), or is it on the X-linked or sex chromosomes?
its on the first 22 chromosomes. its on chromosome 11.
8. What chromosome number has been determined to carry this gene?
chromosome 11
9. What treatment, if any, is used for this disease? How does the treatment affect the disease?
Albinism is a lifelong condition. Although there is no way to treat poor or absent pigment production or correct early poor development of central vision, proper eye evaluations and management can be useful.
10. What is the prognosis or outlook for your baby's recovery?
you can not recover from albinism. its with you for your whole life.
11. What future techniques might be used to correct or eliminate your baby's disease?
you can not get ride of this type of disease.
12. Discuss in detail what difficulties, if any, a parent would encounter in raising a child with this disease.
You cant prevent this from happening. It can be a pain, you have to keep your child in shade a lot because he/she wil burn easy from the sun. or you have to keep putting sun screen on your child.
13. Include diagrams of your child or factors related to your disease.